Cuba vs Libya: School age population, primary education, both sexes

Cuba
736,439 number
in 2020
Libya
777,588 number
in 2020
Cuba rank
97th
Libya rank
95th

School age population, primary education, both sexes over time

  • Cuba
  • Libya
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How they compare

Libya currently reports 777,588 number against 736,439 number in Cuba, a difference of 41,149 number.

That makes Libya's figure about 1.1 times Cuba's.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 51 shared years of data; in 1970 it was Cuba ahead.

Cuba ranks 97th and Libya ranks 95th of 206 countries.

Across the 6 decades both report, Cuba averaged higher in 5 and Libya in 1.

Head to head by decade

Decade Cuba Libya Difference Ahead
1970s 1.40 million number 430,967 number 969,990 number Cuba
1980s 1.18 million number 658,251 number 520,172 number Cuba
1990s 982,896 number 752,575 number 230,322 number Cuba
2000s 912,988 number 709,121 number 203,867 number Cuba
2010s 767,125 number 713,263 number 53,863 number Cuba
2020s 736,439 number 777,588 number 41,149 number Libya

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher school age population, primary education, both sexes, Cuba or Libya?
Libya, at 777,588 number against 736,439 number in Cuba as of 2020.
What is the difference in school age population, primary education, both sexes between Cuba and Libya?
41,149 number, with Libya ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Cuba and Libya?
51 years are reported by both, from 1970 to 2020.
How do Cuba and Libya rank globally for school age population, primary education, both sexes?
Cuba ranks 97th and Libya ranks 95th of 206 countries.
Where does this data come from?
UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as School age population, primary education, both sexes (number). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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About this data

Indicator
School age population, primary education, both sexes (number)
Unit
number
Source
UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
251 places, 12,277 data points, 1970–2020
Last refreshed

Population of the age-group theoretically corresponding to primary education as indicated by theoretical entrance age and duration.